Hiked the North Slide to South Slide, a challenging, but enjoyable route. Was disappointed in the trail that led to the loop, as it made the hike considerably shorter, but all in all enjoyed it as a whole.

A bit chilly (low 20's) as we started on the Livermore trail up the North Slide, which was a nice scramble. The South slide was an easy climb down, but watch your footing on the loose scree and rock. The rest of the hike was pretty boring. I have to say that this trip was a lot easier than I had been led to believe. The book time is supposed to be 7 hours. We did it in 5 +, but really took our time to take in the warm sun at some of the overlooks.

This was the first mountain I did that I didn't have a camera on me. I forgot it at home, unbelievable! It was a good day too. It's been a weird summer for me in NH. Everytime I want to go, it has been crappy weather. It rained some the past couple of days beforehand, so I decided to take the Scaur Ridge trail on the way up, which I liked. I liked the whole hike. There was nobody else on the trail until I was coming down the south slide. Lots of people were enjoying the day on the Livermore trail. If you have a bike that would be a good way to do the hike quicker, because you can easily ride a bike down the Livermore trail, which many people were doing.

Climbed via the Pine Bend Brook Trail from the Kancamagus Highway. Summitted both North Tripyramid and Middle Tripyramid. Nice views from Middle Peak. Lots of blowdown damage for a previous storm. Not very many people hike Tripyramid this way.